The gears of the U.S. federal judiciary are grinding to a slow halt. Starting Monday, courts across the country will begin furloughing staff and scaling back non-essential functions after their emergency reserves ran dry amid the ongoing government shutdown. For the first time in nearly three decades, thousands of judicial employees may be sent home …
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In a move that reignited debate over presidential clemency, Donald Trump has commuted the prison sentence of former U.S. Representative George Santos — the scandal-scarred lawmaker whose brief political career was defined by deception and downfall. Santos, once a rising Republican from New York, had been serving an 87-month sentence for fraud and identity theft …
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The storm circling John Bolton, once a towering figure in American foreign policy, now swirls inside a Maryland courtroom. At 76, the former U.S. National Security Adviser stands accused of transmitting and keeping classified national defense information—eighteen counts in all. Yet the contours of his case look far sharper, and perhaps sturdier, than the politically …
A fresh legal storm has hit Microsoft, as a group of consumers in San Francisco federal court allege the tech titan manipulated the AI market to inflate prices for ChatGPT. The proposed class action claims Microsoft leveraged its exclusive cloud computing agreement with OpenAI to control access to the computational resources that power the popular …
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As the federal government shutdown drags into its 11th day, the Trump administration has unveiled a stopgap plan to ensure military personnel continue receiving paychecks. The president announced on Truth Social that he is directing Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to mobilize “all available funds” to pay troops on October 15. Though specifics on the …
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Alphabet’s Google has sounded alarms over Australia’s upcoming ban on social media use for anyone under 16, arguing the measure may prove more symbolic than effective — and could backfire. During a parliamentary hearing in Sydney, Google representatives said the law, which takes effect in December, would be “extremely difficult to enforce” and unlikely to …
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The Voting Rights Act, a cornerstone of American democracy for six decades, stands once again before the U.S. Supreme Court — this time facing one of its most consequential tests yet. On Wednesday, the justices will hear a Republican-backed challenge centered on Louisiana’s congressional map, a case that could dramatically weaken protections designed to shield …
Elite U.S. universities embroiled in a sprawling antitrust lawsuit are zeroing in on the financial backers of the plaintiffs’ law firm, turning a routine class certification fight into a courtroom clash over the influence of third-party funding. At the center of the storm is Gilbert Litigators & Counselors (GLC), a law firm representing over 200,000 …
A Manhattan federal court has closed the chapter on Drake’s legal fight over Kendrick Lamar’s track “Not Like Us.” U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas ruled that Lamar’s lyrics, which called Drake a pedophile, are considered “nonactionable opinion” and therefore not defamatory. Judge Vargas emphasized that, in the heat of a rap feud filled with provocative …
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In a move that could reshape the nation’s labor landscape, a Republican-controlled Senate committee on Thursday approved two of President Trump’s nominees for key roles at the National Labor Relations Board, leaving a third nomination in limbo. The Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee narrowly voted 12-11 to advance retired NLRB attorney James Murphy for …
Senate Panel Greenlights Two Trump Picks for NLRB, Third Nominee Left Hanging Read More »
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